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  1. siouxicide

    Expert analysis of unions

    Clearly he has it figured out. (sarcasm intended) http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/unions-and-airlines
  2. siouxicide

    SMS Implementation

    What about fltplan.com's program? http://www.fltsafety.com/SMSinfo.htm I know little to nothing about all this except that ICAO countries are on board and we probably will be soon. Just another burden methinks. Next we'll have to get doctor's notes to go flying.
  3. siouxicide

    Premier down at Oshkosh

    From what I can see that was demonstration of extremely poor piloting skills/decision making.
  4. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    The guy that first showed me the iPad had this case so I got the same: Leather case Looks like a binder(instead of "hey look! an iPad!"), is sturdy, and holds it in super tight. I would NOT recommend using the iPad without a case. Feels like it's going to slide off your lap. Just remember, if...
  5. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    Overall I still love it and I find more uses for it all the time, albeit not aviation related. Battery seems to go forever, too. I'll use it in flight, watch Netflix or surf at the FBO and use it again on the trip back with tons of battery to spare. Did I mention you can read full...
  7. siouxicide

    Single Pilot Waivers - International

    Previous thread on Canada, eh I second what KSU says. Have it in writing with you.
  8. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    You definitely pay for Jepp's electronic charts, but being able to get worldwide charts is huge.
  9. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    Picked one up yesterday and I have to say the more I use Foreflight, the more I love it. You can get everything from one spot and fast. No more paging through the AC-U-KWIK either. However, I do have a couple beefs with it. Here goes: 1. Downloads of all the charts took about 7 hours(slower...
  10. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    As far as the enroute charts go, I was initially not enthused with the cross section you see. Granted you can pinch the screen to zoom in or out, but finding a specific fix became a little harder zoomed out. But how many times do you stare at your charts for random fixes? Like your GPS/FMS, all...
  11. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    Tried the iPad with Foreflight this morning and ordered one at noon. I can switch between approaches, arrivals, charts, you name it, faster than I could ever do with the paper. You can pull up the TFRs, Notams, Wx, etc., before flight and have them there onboard instead of printing off a sheet...
  13. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    We've got other units that display XM WX so we're not concerned with that. One thing I'll check out today is to see how easy it is to just from one chart to the next. i.e., switching arrivals or approaches last second. Not the best time to fumble through menus, etc.
  14. siouxicide

    iPad as an EFB

    Yep, another EFB thread, but what I'm seeing this is quite the improvement. I'm wondering if anyone out there is using the iPad as a paper replacement and your pros and cons. I'll be getting hands-on tomorrow with one that has Foreflight installed. $75/year for for all IFR charts and then some...
  15. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    Well I'll be damned. Your /cell.htm takes you right to the wx request page. Nice. The others links listed allow full feature access of fltplan.com, but I use that far less often. Now if only I could bookmark each airport. I know...lazy. I do most text entry with the phone vertical which is most...
  16. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    Not to be an as$, but you didn't read any of the posts did you? If fltplan.com allowed you to bookmark specific airports it'd be perfect, although it could be a little more aesthetically pleasing. By being able to bookmark frequented airports, you save the frustration of fat finger syndrome when...
  17. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    m.airwx.com and Yahoo!Finance(mobile) allow you to bookmark airports and stocks, respectively. Much quicker than sending a text, at least for me. It's just that I've seen products that will show METAR, TAF, Radar, etc., all on the same page. Fltplan.com won't allow you to bookmark airport wx...
  19. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    That's for iPhone/iPad right? They have all the good stuff.
  20. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    www.fltplan.com/PDA.htm looks to have nearly all the content of the full site, but my Storm doesn't display it all that well and it doesn't look like I can bookmark specific airports nor save my user/password.
  21. siouxicide

    Best WX apps for smartphones

    Just saw Aero Weather for iPhone/Touch and figured there has to be something as good out there for my BB Storm. All I can find for the Blackberry is AirWX and WXSYS. WXSYS is awesome but I'm not going to pay $13/month. Any ideas? Feel free to list off all the good ones for each smartphone maker.
  22. siouxicide

    Pink slipped last night

    That generally gets you farther than experience does, IMO.
  23. siouxicide

    Pink slipped last night

    X2. What part of the country are you in and what aircraft do you fly? If you're hurting for money, check into overseas flying to hold you over until you find something domestic. Good luck.
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